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Pappasito's Cantina company history timeline

1897

1897: H.D. Pappas emigrates to the United States from Greece a nd opens up restaurants in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas.

1970

In 1970, Jim Pappas's son, Harris, join ed the family business, soon followed by his other sons, Christopher and Greg.

1980

With the 1980 opening of the first Pappas Seafood House, the company realized that it had entered a lucrative market.

1992

In 1992, the bus iness broke into the San Antonio market with one of its Pappasito's C antina Mexican food eateries.

1993

The company planned to open another Pap pasito's and the Pappas' Cajun seafood concept, Pappadeux Seafood Kit chen, in San Antonio by the fall of 1993.

1996

In 1996, the company's gamble on a new concept--an upscale steakhouse with a cigar room, impressive wine cellar, and playful art--raised t he business to new heights.

1997

In a plea bargain signed August 13, 1997, the company agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine, the largest ever in an Immigration and Naturalization Service enforcement case.

2000

Luby' s stock value had plunged by more than 75 percent in three years. It had further suffered from high management turnover, declining sales, a controversial president who resigned in September 2000, and a proxy fight with a small group of shareholders who had tried to oust some of company's board members at its January annual meeting.

2001

2001: Christopher and Harris Pappas are named executive manage rs of Luby's Inc.

2005

In June 2005, Luby's third-quarter sales had increased 6.5 percent to $77 million, fueled primarily by the introduction of new combo plates such as lemon basil salmon, Cajun etoufee, and sweet sesame pork.

By August 2005, however, the Pappas bro thers had begun to turn the troubled company around by investing in b etter kitchen facilities, introducing new food selections, and launch ing a new marketing campaign.

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